8 gingerbread girls Recipes

granulated sugar, dark brown sugar, molasses, ground ginger, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, baking soda, unsalted butter , cut into pieces, egg, lightly beaten, all-purpose flour, salt, raisins (optional), red cinnamon candies (optional), royal icing, candy decorations * (optional)

shortening, boiling water, dark brown sugar, dark molasses, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, sugar, divided, meringue powder, divided, cream of tartar, divided, warm water, divided, silver dragee, chocolate rock candies, mint andes candies, edible glitter, green, blue, red, brown and black paste food coloring, light bulb-shaped sprinkles, ice cream sugar cones, colored nonpareils, pretzel sticks, cookie cutters--boy , girl and dog, pastry tips--round tips #3 and 7; leaf tip #67, pastry bags, foam core board (21 inches x 19 inches x 1/2 inch), propping

shortening, sugar, eggs, molasses, boiling water, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, salt, shortening, butter, softened, vanilla extract, sugar, milk, red, gold and brown paste food coloring, brown m &m s, pastry tips -round #7 and star #16

butter, softened, sugar, molasses, water, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, ground allspice, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, baking soda, butter, softened, sugar, vanilla extract, milk, cookie cutters-1 1-inch tree (optional) and 2-1/2-inch gingerbread boy and girl or shapes of your choice, assorted candies (we used gumdrops and snow caps).

dark brown sugar, salted butter, softened, eggs, molasses, all-purpose flour , plus more for dusting work surface, ground ginger, baking soda, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, sugar , sifted, milk, red and green food coloring, as desired, assorted sprinkles , as desired

semi-sweet chocolate chips , 2 cups, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, butter or 3 tbsp margarine, softened, granulated sugar, molasses, water, prepared vanilla frosting , colored as desired